T-CNews Learn · CPD explained
CPD that records itself. Progress you can prove.
A free, personalised learning workspace for UK financial services professionals. Get a reading plan built around your role, record real reading time automatically, and download evidence your manager can trust.
- 870+
- articles to learn from
- Free
- no fees, no card needed
- Private
- your progress stays yours
How it works
From role to recorded CPD in three steps
- 01
Plan
Pick your role — or build your own — and the areas you want to develop. We recommend a structured reading plan from our expert articles.
- 02
Learn
Read with the built-in timer. Only genuine, active reading time is recorded. Log webinars, courses and events too.
- 03
Prove
Level up, earn badges and download a certificate or spreadsheet record to share with your manager.
Honest time tracking
Real reading time, not guesswork
Estimated reading times help you plan, but they never count as CPD. Press Start on an article and the timer only counts the minutes you actually spend reading.
Learning elsewhere? Log webinars, courses and events in My CPD, up to 24 hours per entry. These are marked as "Manual entry" wherever they appear.
On screen
Counts only while the article is open and in view.
Actively reading
Idle for over a minute? Those minutes don't count.
Auto-pause
Switch tab or close the page and it pauses instantly.
Saved as you go
Your time is saved every 10 seconds.
Levels
Every hour moves you up
Your level is set by total recorded CPD hours: reading time plus logged activities.
- Level 1
Getting started
Where everyone starts
- Level 2
Explorer
1 hour
- Level 3
Pathfinder
5 hours
- Level 4
Knowledge builder
10 hours
- Level 5
Learning champion
20 hours
Example
Read three articles for 25, 40 and 15 minutes, then log a 2-hour webinar. That's 200 minutes, or 3.33 hours. You've reached Explorer and you're 58% of the way to Pathfinder.
Badges & personal bests
Learning that feels like progress
Badges unlock automatically as you read. Your personal-best board compares you only with yourself. There are no public rankings.
First chapter
Complete your first article
On a roll
Complete 5 different articles
Deep diver
Complete 10 different articles
Wide perspective
Read across 3 categories
Pathway complete
Finish a whole saved plan
Level badges
One for every level you reach
Evidence for your manager
Download it, share it, file it
CPD activity certificate
PDFEvery article with your recorded minutes, plus your logged activities. Share it straight from your phone.
Reading record
CSV / ExcelActivity, type, date, minutes, notes and article link — ready for your firm's CPD log.
Printable plan
Print / PDFA clean copy of your reading plan for appraisals and one-to-ones.
Share link
Web linkSend a read-only copy of a plan so a manager or team can follow the same reading.
Private by design
Your learning, your record
- Only you can see your plans, time and progress in My CPD.
- Sign up with just an email address and password, and get started straight away.
- Your certificate records CPD activity logged with T-CNews. It isn't an accredited qualification, so check how your firm or professional body wants CPD evidenced.
Start your CPD plan in two minutes
See your full first plan before you sign up. It's free.